Covid-19: France to close borders to non-EU countries, steps back from new lockdown
French Prime Minister Jean Castex PARIS, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French Prime Minister Jean Castex said the country would close…
US military slams Chinese flights over South China Sea but says they posed no threat
USS Theodore Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military said that Chinese military flights in the past week in…
UAE says will cooperate with UN, US on Libya conflict
N, US on Libya conflict UAE Ambassador to UN Lana Nusseibeh UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Arab…
Covid-19: Vaccines delayed in Europe and elsewhere, adding to shortfalls
PARIS, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shortfalls in COVID-19 vaccine deliveries from US drugmaker Moderna have spread across Europe, as Italy joined…
Pres Putin signs extension of last Russia-US nuclear arms treaty
MOSCOW, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill extending the last remaining nuclear arms…
Covid-19: Kenya aims to vaccinate 16 million people by June 2022
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nairobi NAIROBI, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya said it was seeking an extra 11…
Five Covid-19 patients die in Romania hospital fire
BUCHAREST, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire broke out early on Friday in Romania’s main hospital for COVID-19 patients, killing…
Cyclone Eloise death toll rises to 21 – UN
MAPUTO, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 21 people were killed and hundreds of thousands affected by a super-storm that…
Tunisian presidential aide sick upon opening suspicious envelope addressed to president
TUNIS, Jan 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Tunisian Presidency confirmed that the head of the presidential cabinet was sick after opening…
Covid-19: WHO says 20 percent of Africans to be vaccinated by end of year
Africa has recorded 3.4 million cases of COVID-19 and 87,000 deaths ADDIS ABABA, Jan 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The World Health…